October 20, 2000 BOSTON – Visible Markets Inc., an Internet browser-based auction marketplace for mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and investment-grade corporates, has appointed five members to its board of advisers. The members are: Chip Elfner, former CEO of...

October 20, 2000 3rd-Qtr 003rd-Qtr 999-mos 009-mos 99FFO (mln) $40.8$26.5 $127.9 $77.6 FFO/shr (diluted) $0.79 $0.81 $2.47 $2.40 Extra Gain (Loss) $0.07 $ ---- $0.27 $ ---- Net Income (mln) $23.3$26.1 $78.5 $56.9 Net/shr$0.46 $0.81 $1.53 $1.80 Revenue...

October 20, 2000 NEW YORK – Fitch has upgraded three classes of Malan Mortgage Securities Trust 1995-A and affirmed the other classes that it rates in the series.The rating agency lifted the $10 million class A-2a, the $5...

October 20, 2000 3rd-Qtr 003rd-Qtr 999-mos 009-mos 99FFO (mln) $99$86 $324 $295 FFO/shr (diluted) $0.42 $0.35 $1.37 $1.21 Extra Gain (Loss) -- $4 ($3) $17Revenue (mln)$239$203$623$598

October 20, 2000 NEW YORK – Fitch has upgraded three classes of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investor Inc.'s 1995-C1 and affirmed the other classes that it rates in the series.The $14.9 million class C was raised to triple-A from...

October 20, 2000 (NewsTraders.com) – Host Marriott Corp. (NYSE:HMT) has been upgraded to "strong buy" from "accumulate" by analyst Jim Sullivan.The analyst's upgrade comes a few days after the Bethesda, Md., hotel REIT posted strong third-quarter results, with...

October 20, 2000 3rd-Qtr 003rd-Qtr 999-mos 009-mos 99FFO (mln) $1.6$1.3 $4.5 $4.0 FFO/shr (diluted) $0.21 $0.17 $0.61 $0.54 Net Income (mln) $0.2$0.7 $2.5 $0.8 Net/shr$0.03 $0.15 $0.51 $0.16 Revenue (mln)$4.9 $4.9 $15.1 $14.5 Shares Out. (mln)7.4 7.4 7.4...

October 19, 2000SouthPark expansion approvedCharlotte Observer, October 19CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The City Council has unanimously approved the 50 percent expansion of the SouthPark mall. Barring a successful lawsuit, the 11-0 vote paves the way for a $100 million...

October 19, 2000 Pre-Sales Targets Exceeded at Amica at Erin MillsCanada News Wire, October 18VANCOUVER – Pre-sales targets have been exceeded at Amica at Erin Mills Terrace in Mississauga, Ontario, which is being developed by Amica Mature Lifestyles...

October 19, 2000 NEW YORK – Tarragon Realty Investors (Nasdaq: TARR) has agreed to acquire the privately held Accord Properties Associates and affiliates for a combination of cash and Series A preferred stock having a total value of...

October 19, 2000 By Thomas J. Walsh, Commercial Real Estate Direct Senior WriterTD Securities, a unit of Canada's Toronto Dominion Bank and the parent of TD Waterhouse in the United States, is planning a C$189.5 million (US$124.7 million)...

October 19, 2000 FORT WORTH, Texas – Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. (NYSE:CEI) has named Kenneth S. Moczulski as chief investment officer and president of investments – effective Nov. 1. Moczulski's previous experience includes establishing Transworld Properties Inc....

October 19, 2000HOUSTON – W.P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE: WPC) has acquired the 52,200-square-foot corporate headquarters building of U.S. Home Corp. on behalf of Corporate Properties Associates 14 Inc., a REIT it oversees, for about $7.3 million.Under...

October 19, 2000 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I Trust 2000-LIFE2ClassAmount($mln)Sub. Level(%)RatingFitchRatingMoody'sAvg.LifePriceTalk(BP)PricedBenchmarkA-115916.5AAAAaa5.7+26 area+26SwapsA-248016.5AAAAaa9.3+37 area+40SwapsB22.9613.5AAAa29.9+52 area+55SwapsC24.910.25AA29.9+67 area+70SwapsD6.99.35A-A39.9+77 area+82SwapsE18.756.9BBBBaa29.9+225 area+225Treas.F*7.655.9BBB-Baa39.9+265 area+260Treas.G*3.065.5BBB-NRNANANATreas.X**765.3--AAAAaaNANANATreas.* Privately placed.** Interest only, notional amount.

October 19, 2000 3rd-Qtr 003rd-Qtr 999-mos 009-mos 99FFO (mln) $18.9$17.4 $56.0 $51.8FFO/shr (diluted) $0.70 $0.65 $2.09 $1.94 Net Income (mln) $3.6$7.1$11.7$16.5Net/shr$0.16 $0.31$0.51 $0.71Revenue (mln)$59.4 $54.3 $177.3 $161.7 Shares Out. (mln)27.0 26.8 26.8 26.7

October 19, 2000 Hilton Hotels Pool Trust, Series 2000-HLTClassAmount($mln)RatingMoody'sRatingS&PAvg.LifePriceTalk(BP)BenchMarkA-192.5AaaAAA5.8+28-301-mo. LiborA-2175AaaAAA9.9+40-431-mo. LiborB60.8AaaAA+9.9+50 area1-mo. LiborC66.8Aa2AA-9.9+70 areaSwapsD32.9A1A+9.9+80 areaSwapsE24.7A2A9.9+90 areaSwapsF46.9A3A-9.9+100 areaSwapsX*499.6AAAAaa--NANA* Notional balance. Go To Moody's Presale Report.

October 19, 2000 The Mills Corp. has paid $114 million for 46 properties triple net-leased to drugstore chain CVS Corp.On Sept. 22, Mills acquired the first 25 properties from the Wolverine Equity Co. 99J LP, and on Oct....

October 19, 2000 NEW YORK – Lexington Realty Advisors Inc., a subsidiary of Lexington Corporate Properties Trust (NYSE:LXP), has been hired to invest and manage $50 million on behalf of a private investment fund. The investment program has...

October 19, 2000 SYDNEY, Australia – With a wave of new hotels and the Olympics now over, the Sydney hotel market is expected to undergo transformation with the redevelopment of older hotels on the fringes of the city...

October 19, 2000 NEWARK, N.J. – Argus Capital Group, a unit of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, has closed a $172 million private equity fund focused on companies in Central and Eastern Europe. Argus said the fund's...

October 19, 2000DALLAS – Trammell Crow Co. (NYSE: TCC) has appointed James R. Groch, 38, as president of e-commerce and corporate development.Groch will join the company's executive committee and will have authority for the company's e-commerce strategy, as...

October 19, 2000 An investment group based in Israel said today that it has taken a 19.9 percent stake in Equity One Inc. (NYSE:EQY), just as the REIT disclosed that it is in preliminary discussions with Centrefund Realty...

October 19, 2000 3rd-Qtr 003rd-Qtr 999-mos 009-mos 99FFO (mln) $24.9$24.9$74.7$74.2FFO/shr (diluted) $0.54 $0.54 $1.62 $1.61 Net Income (mln) $15.6$15.8 $47.8 $46.9 Net/shr$0.34 $0.34 $1.03 $1.01 Revenue (mln)$42.9 $41.5 $128.5 $121.7Shares Out. (mln)46.2 46.2 46.2 46.2

October 19, 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) and Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) are voluntarily adopting a series of measures that the firms hope will augment their capital bases and expand their periodic public disclosures."It is...

October 19, 2000 NEW YORK – Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) has agreed to buy 7 W. 34th St. for about $128 million, or $284/sf.The 450,000-square-foot office building is owned by HUB Properties. The 12-story building, which was built...